MetroWest, Milford weather: More soaking rain

Thursday

Oct 26, 2017 at 7:27 AMOct 26, 2017 at 10:07 AM

By Daily News Staff

Flooding update: So, our earlier post said we do not expect flooding today. Well, that has changed. The National Weather Service now has a flood warning posted for Worcester County and far northwestern Middlesex County until 2:30 p.m. Road and urban flooding would seem to be the greatest threat, particularly along the Mass. Pike, Interstate 290 and Rte. 146.

Wind update: Late tonight, there could be a period of damaging winds gusting to 45 mph. With the ground soaked and most trees still in full leaf, there is a good chance of tree damage which could cause spotty power failures.

It's another day of soaking rain for the region. After nearly two inches of rain fell on the region by the end of Wednesday the rain continued overnight and will keep going today and tonight, bringing at least another half-inch of rain.

Highs will be near 60.

Tonight, we stay damp and noticeably cooler with lows falling all the way back to the low-40s.

We'll dry out on Friday and Saturday with sunny skies and highs each day in the mid- to upper-60s.

Drought status: Even with 2 inches of rain yesterday, Worcester is still 4 inches below normal for rainfall this year and more than 2 inches below normal this fall. Boston actually edged above normal for the year but is still an inch below normal rainfall since Sept. 1. So overall, still abnormally dry but this soaking 2-3 days definitely helps.